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Best Conference

Adobe MaxSubmitted by Pix Productions Some 5,000 designers and developers attended the two-day Adobe Max conference, an event dubbed the Creativity Conference and intended to highlight the computer software company’s brand identity and inspire its audience. To do this, Pix Productions used scenic screen and media design to showcase Adobe’s products and capabilities in several areas. This included a stage enclosed by seven screens, which formed an immersive canvas for video.

Photo: Chris Hatcher Photography

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Best PR Stunt or Guerilla Marketing Campaign

Threshold Dollhouse Presented by TargetSubmitted by Deutsch Ad agency Deutsch worked with Target to build a two-story 1,540-square-foot dollhouse in New York’s Grand Central Terminal in 54 hours. For two days, about 19,000 visitors wandered through seven rooms furnished with more than 3,000 products from Target’s Threshold Home collection. The pop-up installation included spaces like a 40- by 20-foot patio with free Wi-Fi and a master bathroom that offered beauty touchups. Items marked with QR codes allowed consumers to instantly scan and purchase items.

Photo: Walid Azami

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Best Social Event

“Danny & Aaron Get Married”Submitted by B. Levine Productions With a simple design mandate of “Tom Ford” and a desire for the affair to be over-the-top, the same-sex wedding for Hollywood couple Aaron Rosenberg and Danny Rose was executed by B. Levine Productions and EFG PR. The look of the 300-person gathering at Paramount Studios included a palette of black and gold with brown accents, a gold-latticed chuppah, spiral topiaries, and a custom R&R logo. There was even a horse dressed as a unicorn as well as a dance-off for the couple’s first dance.

Photo: Maya Myers Photography

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Best Trade Show

Data Center Summit 2013Submitted by Corinthian Events Corinthian Events partnered with Dayla Arabella to revitalize the Markley Group’s annual Data Center Summit. That included transforming the company’s unfinished storage area with full wall-to-wall carpet, perimeter and individual booth drape, and custom carpets and signage for top-tier sponsors. Corinthian Events also designed and managed online registration for the trade show and executed on-site electronic check-in.

Photo: Marilyn Humphires

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Best Corporate Event Concept: Budget Under $50,000

Farmers’ Market-Inspired Corporate Networking EventSubmitted by Blueprint Studios Blueprint Studios brought engagement to a networking event for a corporate client by creating a high-end gourmet farmers’ market that focused on the locally grown and produced, sustainable, community-sourced food movement. With numerous food stations and seating areas, the open-air event’s decor evoked a festive harvest with vibrant colors and rustic furniture, and guests were invited to browse, taste, and interact with educational kiosks, including one that featured a partial beehive and honeybee colony encased in glass.

Photo: Irja Elisa Photography

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Best Corporate Event Concept: Budget Over $50,000

Warner Brothers International Television Distribution GalaSubmitted by Warner Brothers Special Events To fete the TV group's programming during the annual “L.A. screenings” for international buyers, Warner Brothers used unusual sights and sounds to impress some 1,500 guests. The organizers of the gala digitally mapped pyro-centric projections to buildings that surrounded the space set up inside the Warner Brothers Studios lot, lined a coal-walking area with tiki torches, and had an entertainer known as Skyfire perform on an elevated 17- by 40-foot truss frame using electrical currents generated from a 15-foot Tesla coil. They even set fire to an 18-foot voodoo doll.

Photo: Courtesy of Warner Brothers Special Events

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Best Nonprofit Event Concept

Charity:Ball 2012Submitted by Empire Entertainment To outperform the previous year’s fund-raising take and introduce technology in an engaging way, Charity:Water used R.F.I.D. wristbands at its New York gala in 2012. The concept, conceived and executed by Empire Entertainment, invited guests to pledge funds by moving into designated spaces surrounding the stage. Designed almost like a board game, Charity:Ball’s call-to-action allowed for several levels of donation, starting with sections for $200 and $500, and culminating with $50,000. Elsewhere, attendees could buy helium-filled balloons for a nominal amount, releasing the inflatables into a net that resembled the nonprofit’s Jerry can logo when filled.

Photo: Audrey Rudolf

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Best Event Decor: Budget Under $50,000

DX IntersectionSubmitted by the Design Exchange To reflect the museum’s new style of broad-ranging exhibitions and bid to attract a wider audience, Design Exchange revamped its big fund-raiser. Rechristened DX Intersection, the event used interactive installations and surprise activities to engage guests across the three levels of the museum, including a secret underground dinner party, an auction of pieces made from Ikea products, a chandelier of Black Friday-theme newsprint, and roaming models that sold balloons that, when popped, contained numbers that corresponded to prizes.

Photo: Courtesy of Design Exchange

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Best Event Decor: Budget Over $50,000

Hendrick's Gin Voyages Into the UnusualSubmitted by Momentum Worldwide The promotional marketing tour for Hendrick’s Gin was designed to showcase the brand’s unique properties and entice nightlife influencers as well as creative consumers. So Momentum Worldwide crafted a series of events that had secret rooms, character actors, and unusual offerings like an apothecary shop. At one bar, dubbed the “Monster Box,” a server wearing a fuzzy glove that resembled a monster paw stood behind a small curtain. When guests approached the curtain, the beastly hand poked through holding a drink.

Photo: Courtesy of Momentum Worldwide

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Best Teambuilding Event or Program

Open Solutions' Community CarnivalSubmitted by Exhilarate Events For Open Solutions’ first company teambuilding event, Exhilarate Events looked to create a program that not only brought together office workers, sales people, and operations managers, but also communicated the banking technology firm’s commitment to corporate social responsibility by involving local community charities in Orlando. The carnival-theme outing had employees as carnies, entertaining 100 special-needs children and their families with free games and prizes. The planners spent no more than $20,000 on the event, which included face painting, costumes, some professional entertainers, and activities like mini golf.

Photo: Ventura Photography

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Best Catering at an Event

The Container Store Orlando Private Preview PartySubmitted by Puff 'n Stuff Catering As part of the private preview party for the Container Store in Orlando—an event for 2,000 guests in the central Florida community—Puff ‘n Stuff Catering designed six themed stations and placed them around the venue. Each station was integrated into merchandise displays and designed using only the products available in the store. That included placing colorful macarons in drawers, mini corn dogs with grain mustard aioli in decorative boxes, and assorted dim sum on trays.

Photo: Courtesy of Puff ’n Stuff Catering

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Best Event Entertainment Act

Caesars Entertainment's Escape to Total Rewards LaunchSubmitted by Caravents To promote Caesars Entertainment Group’s Escape to Total Rewards program, Caravents was hired by PR and marketing agency PMK-BNC to simultaneously produce four concerts in four cities. Big-name artists including Mariah Carey, Maroon 5, Mary J. Blige, and Cee Lo Green performed for in-person and online audiences, with live satellite feeds broadcasting the performances between the events in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, and New Orleans, as well as on various Web sites.

Photo: Courtesy of Caravents

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Best Event Lighting Design

Christie at InfoComm 2012Submitted by Bart Kresa Design To show off Christie Digital’s mapping technology at InfoComm last year, Bart Kresa Design created a large-scale video experience. Kresa’s team designed a 14-foot-high multitiered pyramid on which four branded projections were displayed. The logo of the display technology company and its brand messaging were intermixed with dynamic animation, while saturated colors and complex image transitions emphasized the capabilities of its latest projector product.

Photo: Bart Kresa/Bart Kresa Design

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Best Floral Design for an Event or Meeting

Ferragamo Vara EventSubmitted by Van Wyck & Van Wyck To celebrate the 35th anniversary of Ferragamo’s iconic Vara shoe, Van Wyck & Van Wyck designed a spring rooftop party filled with vibrant blossoms that kept the feminine character of the brand. Decor elements included a flower stand with bouquets of red and pink peonies, pale and deep pink hydrangeas, and cherry-red tulips, a faux flower-filled press wall, and a lane lined with cherry blossoms. At the end of the night, guests plucked souvenirs from the flower stand.

Photo: BFA NYC

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Best Green Initiative or Sustainable Program for an Event or Meeting

RBC Canadian Open 2012Submitted by RBC The Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) employed several green, sustainable practices for its title sponsorship of the 2012 Canadian Open.The effort included enlisting Bullfrog Power to provide clean, renewable energy and green natural gas; neutralizing greenhouse gas emissions from diesel generators through the purchase and retirement of carbon offsets; diverting 71 percent of waste from landfills by collecting recyclables and organics; and reducing reliance on water bottles by placing five water stations across the grounds and selling collapsible containers. Additionally, the RBC team promoted biking to the event and, as a result, more than a thousand bicycles were parked in the racks provided.

Photo: Courtesy of RBC

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Best Staging and Set Design

Samsung Unpacked Episode 1Submitted by Barkley Kalpak Agency For the launch of Samsung’s Galaxy S 4 smartphone in New York, Barkley Kalpak Agency built a three-story set that included a custom curved staircase, built-in lighting, and a Mini Cooper mounted on the lower level. Using Radio City Music Hall’s hydraulic and fly-in system as well as a 40-foot-tall, 85-foot-wide projection screen, the producers were able to move in set pieces and present the gadget in a variety of scenarios. The audience saw a dance recital on the Upper West Side, a train station in Shanghai, an airport in Paris, and the drive to a bachelorette party in Miami Beach.

Photo: Chris Pearce

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Best Use of Event Technology

Charity:Ball 2012Submitted by Empire Entertainment As a way to make Charity:Ball’s live call-for-donations more accessible to all attendees, Empire Entertainment and Charity:Water redesigned the fund-raiser’s “live auction” experience using R.F.I.D. wristbands. The organizers turned the area around the stage into a giant board game, inviting guests to enter colored sections to pledge specific amounts. Not only did the technology-embedded wristbands recognize which amount a donor was pledging, but the gadgets also sent the information to large screens overhead, allowing the organizers to display a real-time tally as well as thank each donor.

Photo: Courtesy of Entertainment

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Best Use of Social Media for an Event

Bing SXSW Recharge LoungeSubmitted by NYFF Events To promote Microsoft’s Bing brand at SXSW, producer NYFF Events married new technology with social media at the Web search engine’s lounge activation. By linking R.F.I.D. bracelets to their Facebook accounts at the Recharge Lounge, guests were able to share their experience and, at challenge stations, earn points that could be redeemed for prizes as well as food and drink from vending machines. The initiative generated nearly 120,000 social media impressions for the brand.

Photo: Courtesy of NYFF Events

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Best Trade Show Booth

G.E. Renewables at WindPower 2013Submitted by EP&M International G.E. Renewables worked with EP&M International at WindPower 2013 to create a highly interactive, two-tiered, 50- by 80-foot booth. The first tier held a refreshment bar as well as meeting space for guests and G.E. sales staff, while the upstairs deck featured a comfortable lounge for more privacy. The booth also had interactive kiosks equipped with e-literature and product information.

Photo: Courtesy of EP&M International

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Best New Event Product

Video Tattoo BadgesSubmitted by Video Tattoo Video Tattoo Badges first debuted at IMEX Frankfurt 2012, where the digital pieces for attendees to wear replaced the traditional badges seen at trade shows. The gadgets can broadcast video, photos, and graphics to inform guests about multiple aspects of an event and to identify the wearer. Light and reusable, the new product can display sponsor content as well as notices of schedule changes.

Photo: Courtesy of Video Tattoo

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Best Digital Invitation Design

Oscar CollectionSubmitted by Marc Friedland Couture Communications With the help of Evite’s Postmark.com, Marc Friedland Couture Communications and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences produced a digital version of the famed Oscar-winner envelope for a public promotional campaign. Oscar fans were encouraged to use the Academy-sanctioned invitations for their own viewing parties of the Academy Awards. Each invitation was first physically created by hand then digitized for the general public.

Photo: Courtesy of Marc Friedland Couture Communications

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Best Print Invitation Design

Private Summer PartySubmitted by RedBliss Rafanelli Events hired RedBliss to design an invitation that revealed the private party’s safari theme in a memorable way. The result was a 3-D piece with a cardboard elephant head mounted on zebrawood and details about the affair—including the dress code—etched on a gold plaque underneath.

Photo: Courtesy of RedBliss

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Best Event Photo

HBO Girls Premiere PartySubmitted by Capitale HBO hosted the premiere party for the second season of its hit TV series Girls at Capitale and, to bring the show’s Brooklyn setting to the Manhattan locale as well as provide a photo op, the network built a scale replica of the Brooklyn Bridge—indoors.

Photo: Courtesy of Capitale

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Best Event Video

Dow Hospitality Experience and VideoSubmitted by Jack Morton Worldwide To position Dow Chemical as an important player in the Olympic Games and articulate the reason behind its sponsorship of the 2012 Summer Olympics in London to clients and partners, the company enlisted the help of Jack Morton Worldwide. As part of a hospitality experience, the team turned a ballroom into an immersive environment with a 270-degree video projection transporting guests through the streets of London and into Dow’s relationship with the international sports competition.

Photo: Kevin Moran

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Best Video Capture of an Event

Target's “Falling for You”Submitted by space150 As part of Target’s extensive fall campaign last year, space150 created an online, three-part romantic comedy called Falling for You, which was designed to showcase the new line on-screen for consumers. To illustrate how the video provided content the public could use to shop the retailer’s collection while watching, the Minneapolis-based digital marketing company created a video case study that showed the thought process behind the concept, how it was executed, and the results of the experimental initiative.

Photo: Courtesy of space150

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Best Ballroom in North America

The Bently Reserve Originally the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, the Bently Reserve combines the site’s rich past with contemporary California style. The former banking hall designed by architect George W. Kelham still has artist Jules Guerin’s lavish mural in the lobby and a grand staircase, but it also offers hidden high-tech features, like iPad-controlled LED lighting. The LEED Silver-certified venue comes equipped with a full kitchen capable of serving large gatherings.

Photo: Courtesy of the Bentley Reserve

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Best Ballroom: West Coast

The Bently Reserve Originally the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, the Bently Reserve combines the site’s rich past with contemporary California style. The former banking hall designed by architect George W. Kelham still has artist Jules Guerin’s lavish mural in the lobby and a grand staircase, but it also offers hidden high-tech features, like iPad-controlled LED lighting. The LEED Silver-certified venue comes equipped with a full kitchen capable of serving large gatherings.

Photo: Courtesy of the Bentley Reserve

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Best Ballroom: East Coast

Capitale Designed by renowned architect Stanford White in 1895, New York’s Capitale boasts a 15,000-square-foot grand ballroom with Corinthian columns, Venetian glass, mosaic marble floors, and 65-foot vaulted ceilings. For more intimate affairs, two 2,000-square-foot spaces are available on the upper levels, while a private chef’s tasting table sits adjacent to the bank’s original iron vault, which now serves as the venue’s liquor and wine cellar. The site has its own LED lighting system as well as an in-house catering department with executive chef Osvaldo Garrido at the helm.

Photo: Danny Weiss

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Best Ballroom: Canada

Arcadian Located on the eighth floor of downtown Toronto’s Hudson’s Bay flagship store, the Arcadian encompasses two venues—the reclaimed Arcadian Court and the contemporary Arcadian Loft. The Arcadian Court, one of Toronto’s oldest ballrooms, features an Art Deco design, with grand arches and light fixtures that mimic the original Lalique crystal chandeliers. The Arcadian Loft offers stainless steel details, grey-stained oak, and loftlike accents. Both spaces are equipped with technology for events and meetings.

Photo: Garrison/McArthur Photography

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Best New Venue for Meetings and Events in North America

Yellowstone Under Canvas Located near Yellowstone National Park, Yellowstone Under Canvas features local wildlife, mountain views, and open meadows. The venue offers a unique and versatile event space including canvas luxury marquee tents, safari tents, and teepees. Outdoor activities are also available, such as white-water rafting, clay shooting, and guided fly-fishing.

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Best New Venue for Meetings and Events: West Coast

Yellowstone Under Canvas Located near Yellowstone National Park, Yellowstone Under Canvas features local wildlife, mountain views, and open meadows. The venue offers a unique and versatile event space including canvas luxury marquee tents, safari tents, and teepees. Outdoor activities are also available, such as white-water rafting, clay shooting, and guided fly-fishing.

Photo: Patrick Lindsay

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Best New Venue for Meetings and Events: Central

VenueOne Designed by Event Creative C.E.O. Sean Cannon, VenueOne is a modern event center in Chicago created by event professionals for event professionals. Flexible and equipped with 33,000 square feet of space, the location offers a full inventory of custom-designed lounge furniture and is equipped with an array of technology, including a LED color-changing light system, a built-in sound system, and a seamless plasma wall.

Photo: Courtesy of VenueOne

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Best New Venue for Meetings and Events: East Coast

Barnes Foundation The new Barnes Foundation campus opened last spring on Philadelphia’s iconic Benjamin Franklin Parkway. The two-story 93,000-square-foot site houses a vast art collection, a main venue that holds 500 guests, a 160-seat auditorium, and smaller spaces for intimate gatherings. There’s also a 50-seat café as well as indoor and outdoor gardens. Events at the venue support the institution's underlying educational mission by inviting the community to participate in various programs.

Photo: Tom Crane

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Best New Venue for Meetings and Events: Canada

Daniels Spectrum Located in downtown Toronto’s Regent Park redevelopment, Daniels Spectrum was designed by Diamond & Schmitt Architects and has a mandate to support culturally diverse and inclusive events. The colorful facility features a fully equipped main hall with a 300-seat retractable bleacher system and two retractable walls, an outdoor stage, and a lounge for smaller performances, meetings, and receptions.

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Best Wedding Venue in North America

Lonesome Valley Fitted with a view of the southern Appalachian mountains of Cashiers, North Carolina, Lonesome Valley occupies 800 acres of rainforest north of the Blue Ridge Escarpment. The venue features a stylish barn, known as Canyon Kitchen, with wood- and zinc-top tables, rope basket and iron light fixtures, and indoor and outdoor stone fireplaces. John Fleer, a chef recognized by the James Beard Foundation, oversees menus for events at Canyon Kitchen, using fresh produce and organic selections from the community gardens and surrounding area.

Photo: Courtesy of Lonesome Valley

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Best Wedding Venue: West Coast

Skirball Cultural Center For weddings, the Skirball Cultural Center offers the Taper Courtyard, located in the Santa Monica Mountains. The sleek, modern space designed by architect Moshe Safdie features a reflecting pool, views of the hillside, and a variety of indoor facilities, including a ballroom with custom-made chairs and versatile tableware.

Photo: Lin and Jirsa Photography

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Best Wedding Venue: Central

VenueOne Designed by Event Creative C.E.O. Sean Cannon, VenueOne is a modern event center in Chicago created by event professionals for event professionals. Flexible and equipped with 33,000 square feet of space, the location offers a full inventory of custom-designed lounge furniture and is equipped with an array of technology, including a LED color-changing light system, a built-in sound system, and a seamless plasma wall.

Photo: Jen Hester

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Best Wedding Venue: East Coast

Lonesome Valley Fitted with a view of the southern Appalachian mountains of Cashiers, North Carolina, Lonesome Valley occupies 800 acres of rainforest north of the Blue Ridge Escarpment. The venue features a stylish barn, known as Canyon Kitchen, with wood- and zinc-top tables, rope basket and iron light fixtures, and indoor and outdoor stone fireplaces. John Fleer, a chef recognized by the James Beard Foundation, oversees menus for events at Canyon Kitchen, using fresh produce and organic selections from the community gardens and surrounding area.

Photo: Courtesy of Lonesome Valley

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Best Wedding Venue: Canada

The Fermenting Cellar Located in Toronto’s iconic Distillery Historic District, the site was originally constructed to house fermenting tanks. The Fermenting Cellar’s heavy timber beams and trusses, vaulted ceilings, and exposed limestone walls give the venue an industrial feel, a look softened by contemporary design elements. The 8,000-square-foot venue holds 600 for receptions.

Photo: Henry Lin

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Best Rooftop Space for Meetings and Events in North America

Malaparte at TIFF Bell Lightbox Located on the sixth floor of TIFF Bell Lightbox, Malaparte offers a clean and modern look, with silver leaf-covered molding on 15-foot ceilings and floor-to-ceiling windows. The venue has direct access to a rooftop terrace and outdoor amphitheater, which is modeled after the roof of the iconic Villa Malaparte in Capri—where director Jean-Luc Godard shot the film Le Mépris.

Photo: Courtesy of TIFF Bell Lightbox

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Best Rooftop Space for Meetings and Events: West Coast

High Rooftop Lounge The High Rooftop Lounge sits atop Hotel Erwin in Venice Beach, providing 360-degree views of the Pacific Ocean and the Venice Beach boardwalk. The open-air space, set with comfy couches and banquette seating, offers a menu of cocktails and snacks and has room for 95.

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Best Rooftop Space for Meetings and Events: Central

Vertigo Sky Lounge Occupying the 26th floor of the Dana Hotel and Spa, the Vertigo Sky Lounge features floor-to-ceiling windows that overlook Chicago’s River North neighborhood. The sleek 150-seat patio has a stainless steel fire pit and boxwood-paneled walls with a 12-foot aluminum “V.” A V.I.P. area features a blackboard wall and a 20-foot bar.

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Best Rooftop Space for Meetings and Events: East Coast

Milk Studios Penthouse Located atop the photography studio’s New York facility, the Milk Studios Penthouse offers panoramic views of the surrounding area and a wood-decked space decorated with custom teak furniture and a rare Japanese purple bonsai tree. The flexible 3,000-square-foot site, which has been used for product launches, fund-raisers, and other soirees, holds as many as 250 guests.

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Best Rooftop Space for Meetings and Events: Canada

Malaparte at TIFF Bell Lightbox Located on the sixth floor of TIFF Bell Lightbox, Malaparte offers a clean and modern look, with silver leaf-covered molding on 15-foot ceilings and floor-to-ceiling windows. The venue has direct access to a rooftop terrace and outdoor amphitheater, which is modeled after the roof of the iconic Villa Malaparte in Capri—where director Jean-Luc Godard shot the film Le Mépris.